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Quiz about Portland Oregon
Quiz about Portland Oregon

Average Portland, Oregon Quiz | 10 Questions | Geography


I'm going to take a quick tour of my hometown. Won't you join me?

A multiple-choice quiz by john_sunseri. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
john_sunseri
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
319,143
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. I'm starting my tour at the Burnside Bridge. One of Portland's nicknames is 'Bridgetown', because there are fourteen bridges in the metro area that cross one or the other of the two rivers. What are the two rivers that flow through or next to Portland? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I walk over the Burnside Bridge and turn left on Fifth. Eleven blocks later, I'm in front of the Portland Building, looking at the second-largest copper statue in the United States (the largest is the Statue of Liberty). What is the name of this woman with a trident? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. A few blocks away, on Park, are the headquarters of the Oregon Historical Society. On display there is one of the great artifacts from Portland's history--the Portland Penny. What is this coin's significance? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. I turn north and walk back up to Burnside, where one of the largest independent bookstores in the world takes up an entire city block. What is the name of this bookstore that boasts 1.6 acres of retail space and over four million books for sale? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I hop on a bus and head up to Washington Park. Inside the park is the Oregon Zoo, and I pay my admission and enter. What is the Oregon Zoo best known for? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I head down to Lincoln High School in Goose Hollow and walk around. Several celebrities have graduated from Lincoln, including golfer Peter Jacobsen, World Series MVP Mickey Lolich, and Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny. But the most famous graduate of Lincoln is probably Matt Groening. For what is Groening known? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I head down to Naito Parkway and eventually I come to Mill Ends Park. What is unique about Mill Ends Park? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Since it's June in Portland, the Rose Festival is going on around me. Military ships from the United States and Canada are docked at Waterfront Park, the Champ Car races are taking place at the International Raceway, and on the Willamette, people are racing some unusual vessels. What are they racing? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In 1987, in Oregon Supreme Court Henry v. Oregon Constitution, the court ruled that something counts as protected speech, and thus Portland has become known for a specific type of business. What, according to the court, is protected speech? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. To finish my tour, I decide to stop somewhere and have a bit of refreshment. Since I'm in Portland, my choice of libation is obvious--what is Portland known for, when it comes to tippling? Hint



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1. I'm starting my tour at the Burnside Bridge. One of Portland's nicknames is 'Bridgetown', because there are fourteen bridges in the metro area that cross one or the other of the two rivers. What are the two rivers that flow through or next to Portland?

Answer: Willamette and Columbia

The Hawthorne Bridge, built in 1910, is a vertical lift bridge and is the oldest of that type in use in America. The St. Johns Bridge is a suspension bridge and Portland's tallest. The Willamette River serves as the dividing line between East and West Portland, and the Columbia is the border between Oregon and Washington states.
2. I walk over the Burnside Bridge and turn left on Fifth. Eleven blocks later, I'm in front of the Portland Building, looking at the second-largest copper statue in the United States (the largest is the Statue of Liberty). What is the name of this woman with a trident?

Answer: Portlandia

Portlandia was sculpted by Raymond Kaskey on the East Coast, and then her components were shipped by train to Oregon. She was assembled and then sent to Portland by barge, where the statue was installed in 1985. She's based on the figure of commerce that appears on Portland's city seal.
3. A few blocks away, on Park, are the headquarters of the Oregon Historical Society. On display there is one of the great artifacts from Portland's history--the Portland Penny. What is this coin's significance?

Answer: It was tossed to determine Portland's name

Francis Pettygrove, of Portland, Maine, won two out of three tosses. He competed against Asa Lovejoy, of Boston, Massachusetts, to determine which of the men's hometowns would be the namesake for the new settlement.
4. I turn north and walk back up to Burnside, where one of the largest independent bookstores in the world takes up an entire city block. What is the name of this bookstore that boasts 1.6 acres of retail space and over four million books for sale?

Answer: Powell's City of Books

Michael Powell opened his bookstore in 1971, using three thousand dollars he'd borrowed for the purpose. He quickly paid off the loan and Powell's has since grown into an empire (the residents here call the original store "City of Books"), with branches all over town and at the airport. In 1996, the entire inventory of Powell's was available online.
5. I hop on a bus and head up to Washington Park. Inside the park is the Oregon Zoo, and I pay my admission and enter. What is the Oregon Zoo best known for?

Answer: Its elephant breeding program

The zoo's elephant breeding history is the world's most successful. Packy, the patriarch of the Asian elephants here at the zoo, was born in 1962 and had fourteen brothers and sisters. He's sired seven calves himself. The most recent calf is Samudra ('Sam' to all of us), born in August of 2008.
6. I head down to Lincoln High School in Goose Hollow and walk around. Several celebrities have graduated from Lincoln, including golfer Peter Jacobsen, World Series MVP Mickey Lolich, and Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny. But the most famous graduate of Lincoln is probably Matt Groening. For what is Groening known?

Answer: He created "The Simpsons"

Groening's parents were named Homer and Marge (Marge's maiden name was Wiggum), and he uses many local names for the characters in the wildly successful television program. Flanders, Quimby and Lovejoy are Portland streets, for instance, and Ned Flanders, Mayor Quimby and Reverend Lovejoy are stars of "The Simpsons".
7. I head down to Naito Parkway and eventually I come to Mill Ends Park. What is unique about Mill Ends Park?

Answer: It's the smallest park in the world

Mill Ends Park is 452 square inches, and sits on a traffic median. Originally there was supposed to be a light pole there, but the city never put up the pole so a local journalist planted flowers there and called it a park. Portland followed suit in 1976. One time the park featured a miniature Ferris wheel, and another time someone built a swimming pool (with diving board) for butterflies within its boundaries.
8. Since it's June in Portland, the Rose Festival is going on around me. Military ships from the United States and Canada are docked at Waterfront Park, the Champ Car races are taking place at the International Raceway, and on the Willamette, people are racing some unusual vessels. What are they racing?

Answer: Dragon boats

Local, national and international teams compete in the Dragon Boat races every year (they started in 1988), and the use of the beautiful boats is provided by the Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association. Each craft is a long, canoe-like boat designed to look like a dragon, and competitors have been racing them in China for over two thousand years.
9. In 1987, in Oregon Supreme Court Henry v. Oregon Constitution, the court ruled that something counts as protected speech, and thus Portland has become known for a specific type of business. What, according to the court, is protected speech?

Answer: Nudity and lap dances

According to some, Portland has more strip clubs than any city in America. Nudity is a way of life, here--every year there's a World Naked Bike Ride and there's a famous poster here of a man in a raincoat flashing one of our public statues, with the caption "Expose Yourself to Art". The man in the photograph is former mayor Bud Clark.
10. To finish my tour, I decide to stop somewhere and have a bit of refreshment. Since I'm in Portland, my choice of libation is obvious--what is Portland known for, when it comes to tippling?

Answer: Microbrews

In 2008, Portland boasted thirty microbreweries in the city, including BridgePort, Widmer, the Lucky Lab and McMenamins. The city hosts the annual Oregon Brewers Festival, the Portland International Beerfest and the Holiday Ale Festival. It's rare to walk for more than a couple blocks without stumbling over a bar that serves one of the local flavors. Prost!
Source: Author john_sunseri

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